3. #16NTCOptimize
Hi there.
Caryn Stein, VP Communications and Content
Network for Good
caryn@networkforgood.com
@caryn74 | @network4good
Donna Wilkins, Founder and CEO
Charity Dynamics
donna@charitydynamics.com
@donnajwilkins | @charitydynamics
13. #16NTCOptimize
First: Don’t Overlook the Basics
•Big Obvious Buttons
•Clean, clear design
•Clean, clear language
•Easy, simple journey and process
•Multichannel, pervasive marketing
•Rooted in story
•Suggested giving levels and impact ties
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Giving Experience Data
When the giving experience matches the
campaign and an organization’s brand,
nonprofits see 44% larger average gifts and
17x dollars raised vs. a generic experience.
Source: Network for Good giving platform data
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Optimizing the Ask: Tips
•Branded, story-focused experience
•Consistent and clear message
•No offramps—strip down navigation
•Suggested gift amounts
•Tie levels to impact
•No extraneous questions/options
•Mobile and social friendly
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Monthly Giving Data
Monthly Givers will donate 42% more in a year
vs. a one-time giver.
A branded giving experience makes a monthly gift
31% more likely.
Online giving experiences can make monthly
giving incredibly easy and cost-efficient for the
donor as well as the organization.
Source: Network for Good giving platform data
34. Sustainer Upgrade Program
WHAT IS IT?
Traditional donors are asked to
increase their annual gift through a
variety of tactics
Sustaining / Recurring donors set
their amount once and give in
perpetuity at same amount
Technology limitations
Emphasis on longevity, not
lifetime value of donor
Testing with some clients reveals
sustaining members give LESS over
time without upgrade
opportunities
HOW TO RESPOND
Develop upgrade program to
encourage sustaining members
to increase their gift amount
Leverage technology for online
upgrade experience
Low tech call-to-upgrade
potential
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Mobile Engagement Data
60% of all time spent on social media in the US
occurs on mobile devices
Mobile email opens have grown by 180% in 3 years
Mobile conversion rates are up 64% YoY
55% of email opens now occur on mobile devices
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Mobile Giving Data
Source: Network for Good giving platform data
75% YoY growth in mobile donation dollars
23% YoY growth in avg donation amount
Mobile Donation Volume
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Optimizing for Mobile: Tips
•Minimize text, typing
•Streamline fields and options
•Mobile-first from appeal through
acknowledgement
•Prioritize mobile web
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Peer-to-Peer Giving Data
Source: Network for Good giving platform data
47% YoY growth in P2P donation dollars
11% YoY growth in avg donation amount
Peer to Peer Donation Volume
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True or False?
DIY…
Requires no marketing
Requires no staffing or internal resources
Requires no cultivation and stewardship
Requires no communication or coaching plan
Means ‘Build it and they will come’
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DIY Marketing: Investment Required
Recruitment
Engagement
Retention
Marketing Channels
Content
“Blend giving with Living”
Data Analysis & Audience Segmentation
Autoresponders / Coaching Strategies
Participant Center & Tools
Milestones / Achievements
Event Experience
Recognition & Stewardship
HOW TO RESPONDWHAT IS IT?
49. #16NTCOptimize
Panda Nation launched “Wear it
Wild” this past October to
connect Halloween and
raising funds.
Fundraising campaign within a
DIY program.
Creative. Different.
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Optimizing for Peer-to-Peer: Tips
•Build off of early adopters and
influencers as examples.
•Offer step-by-step guidance
and pre-packaged messages.
•Optimize for mobile and social.
•Encourage and empower
fundraisers to tell their story
through photos and video.
•Show and share social proof.
54. On-Demand Support to Boost Fundraising
WHAT IS IT?
On-demand phone, chat, email
Emerging
Social
Self-service tools
Proactive Support Experiences
On-Demand Support is for your
most committed, most valuable
constituents
HOW TO RESPOND
Evaluate Current Support
avenues
Evaluate what your current
support expense
You are already paying for
support either through staff
time, technology, or lost
fundraising
Ensure support accessibility for
key activities
Make a donation, Register, PC
tools
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Support Users Raise and Donate More
Donors utilizing chat or email support give nearly 2x more than those
who don’t
Participants utilizing chat or email support raise nearly 5x more those
who don’t
2x more likely to make a self pledge, 3x more likely to update personal page, 4x
more likely to send emails from the PC
Support is about empowering your TOP Fundraisers and Donors!
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Self-Service Tools
43% of users feel they can solve their own service issues if companies
put better self-service tools in place.
62% for the 18-24 year old crowd.*
91% of people said they would use an online knowledgebase if it were
available and tailored to their needs**
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Self-Service Tools
Searchable FAQ page one way to empower your supporters to quickly
find answers to their questions
Increased Fundraising and Registrations – participants who can
quickly and easily find answers to their own questions are more likely
to register, donate or fundraise
Reduce Cost – fewer constituent questions means less staff time spent
responding to inquiries
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Social Media for Customer Service
1 in 5 consumers report using social media for customer service in the
past year
Your donors/fundraisers are using these channels for more than
marketing whether or not you are
Seasonality hasn’t changed.
Gifts continue to grow in total #, $ and # of donors
Slight decrease in overall avg gift amount while mobile/p2p giving avg gift amount has grown. More gifts, more democratized fundraising.
$250M in online giving
You mean my forms, right?
GIFT STRINGS?
Ads
Email
Website
Landing pages
Content
Social
Mobile
Follow through
As much about message and planning as it is about execution and technology
Add statistic sources
75% of Americans admit to bringing their phone to the bathroom.
More mobile devices than toothbrushes.
Over 50% of us grab smartphones after waking up
Marketo cites data that shows 60% of all time spent on social media in the US occurs on mobile devices.
Mobile digital media time in the US is now significantly higher at 51% compared to desktop (42%). (eMarketer, 2015)
Mobile email opens have grown by 180% in 3 years
Mobile conversion rates are up 64%
Mobile representing 55% of opens, webmail with 26% of opens, and desktop with 19% of opens (Litmus)
Walk data - Internal Charity Dynamics performance reporting
* According to the Customer Service Handbook, 2014
** Zen Desk Data – 91% of survey responses said they would use an online knowledgebase if it were available
* According to the Customer Service Handbook, 2014
** Zen Desk Data – 91% of survey responses said they would use an online knowledgebase if it were available
Data from Zendesk - https://www.zendesk.com/resources/instaservice/